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TIL that during the 1902 Hanoi Rat Massacre, the French government paid a bounty for rat tails, but instead of reducing the population, residents began breeding rats to cut off their tails for profit.

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nnlG TIL a book named Agrippa was released in 1992 that can only be read once before it destroys itself. It also includes a floppy disk with a 300 word poem designed to corrupt itself after a single read. It cost $450.
8VMZ TIL there is a town in Botswana called Kanye. It it divided into two parliamentary constituencies, Kanye North and Kanye South.
R7Ye1 TIL of the 10,000 year clock. Currently being constructed in Texas.
KdWJ TIL The Flaming Lips released a 24-hour-long song, sold on a hard drive encased in a real human skull for $5,000. They sold five of them.
byyN TIL that IKEA is a non-profit organization dedicated to “furthering the advancement of interior design.” This lets them pay a fraction of taxes they otherwise would. The owners make money by licensing the IKEA trademark to the non-profit side.